East Church
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- East Church's organisational giving runs through its Giving Fund, where the PCC's Giving Group chooses the partner charities and its website describes no public application route, so a cold application is unlikely to get a hearing.
- The partner work described covers education and living support for street children and vulnerable young people, support for people leaving prison, and humanitarian responses to conflict, disease and disasters, so a charity working in those areas could consider building a relationship with the church, which says it seeks strong partnerships.
- The annual report gives one total of £75,030, which may include grants to individuals, and no grant range is stated, so it is not possible to judge what a realistic request would be.
- The Giving Fund is not open to applicants who are not from the congregation, and the separate short-term mission grant of up to £500 is for people from the congregation only, so an outside organisation should not apply for either.
Overview
East Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1161746).
East Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, whose vision is to play its part in bringing life, through Jesus, to the people of the East of England. Its Giving Fund supports other organisations prayerfully and financially, with partner charities chosen by the PCC's Giving Group. The annual report gives total annual giving of £75,030, which may include grants to individuals. A separate short-term mission grant of up to £500 is available to people from the congregation who are considering a mission project.
What they fund
Priority Areas
East Church’s Giving Fund supports other organisations prayerfully and financially, with partner charities chosen by the PCC’s Giving Group. It seeks strong partnerships with each charity and regularly supports their prayer needs. The partner work represented includes education and living support for street children and vulnerable young people from families in poverty; practical, emotional and spiritual support for people leaving prison; humanitarian responses to conflict, disease and disasters; and work towards a society where no family feels alone and every child has a home in which to flourish. The site also describes a separate short-term mission grant for people from the congregation considering a mission project; that is not an organisational funding route.
What they don't fund
- Giving Fund only: Applicants who are not from the congregation
How to apply
For organisational giving, the PCC’s Giving Group chooses the partner charities; the site describes no public application route for organisations. A separate short-term mission grant is for people from the congregation considering a project, and the page indicates that applications are made below its description.
Who can apply:
- Short-term mission grant: Applicants are from the congregation and might be considering a short-term mission project.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The PCC’s Giving Group chooses the partner charities.
- The church seeks strong partnerships with each charity and supports their prayer needs regularly.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to East Church.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £420,110 | £406,605 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £388,728 | £393,436 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £495,206 | £422,722 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £522,729 | £470,247 | £16,190 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £568,957 | £513,104 | £75,030 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- weareeast.church
- weareeast.church/give · read on 24 October 2026
- weareeast.church/contact · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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Contact
- 01603 624390source
- hello@weareeast.churchsource
- Mitre House, 131 Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3RFsource
- weareeast.church
Applying to East Church?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 01603 624390source
- hello@weareeast.churchsource
- Mitre House, 131 Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3RFsource
- weareeast.church